There is a good reason they call these ceremonies “commencement exercises.”

Graduation is not the end; it’s the beginning.

Orrin Hatch

I would like to wish my classmates all the success in their careers!

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If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive.  ~Eleonora Duse

“Two beautiful boys fall in love, but that love is a crime. Patrick Wilde directs his award-winning, funny, heart-breaking and ultimately triumphant tale of courage and defiance.”

Yesterday I had the priviledge to enjoy a very moving play with title ‘ What’s Wrong with Angry?‘ in Edinburgh Festival (organized by EdFringe) after looking for the ticket desperately (it is always sold out, so I book the ticket in a week advance). The play was beautifully-played - one of the best perfomance I have ever seen (I wonder how the actors/actresses could act like that - day by day during the 25 days of Edinburgh Festival). ‘What’s Wrong with Angry?’ is not new for me since I have watched the movie (Get Real, 1998) and r - this play is much better. More

The play’s combination of politics, humour, a fantastic pumping soundtrack and a heart breaking love story has meant it has sold out almost everywhere it has played, and was described by Time Out as “popular theatre at it’s best – a real crown pleaser”. Though it tells of a time when things in theory were much tougher for young gay people, it still stands a celebration of the human spirit and determination to triumph, and in Patrick Wilde’s new shorter version directed by the playwright himself remains a poignant reminder of how recently things were very, very different. (http://whatswrongwithangry.com/)

I do know that the story about gay-love-story but what I do like is the message: ‘Live your life although you are different. Everyone has the right to be happy, the right to be accepted in family, school, and society -equally.’ It is not only for being gay, but also for being Asian, for being black, for being religious, for being atheist, … for being whoever we are!

“Love is not affectionate feeling,

but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good

as far as it can be obtained.”

(CS Lewis)

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